A Guide to the Erastus Corning I Papers Inventory

Summary Information

Repository Albany Institute of History & Art Library

Creator unidentified

Title Erastus Corning I Papers Inventory

Identifier AP 166

Date 1801-1930

Physical Description 174 boxes

Physical Location The materials are located onsite in the Museum.

Language of the Material English

Abstract Erastus Corning I (1794-1872) was born in Norwich, Connecticut to Bliss Corning. He moved to Troy, at age 13 to work with an uncle, and moved to Albany at age 19 for a job in the mercantile business with James Spencer. Corning had multiple business interests during his life, including Erastus Corning & Co., which bought and sold iron products, involvement in numerous railroad companies, served as Mayor of Albany, a member of the New York Senate, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He married Harriet Weld in 1819, and together, they had five children. This collection contains account books, business records, correspondence, financial records, and other materials.

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Erastus Corning I Papers Inventory, 1801-1930, AP 166. Albany Institute of History & Art Library, Albany, New York.

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Contents List

The following section contains a listing of the materials in the collection.

Description Box Folder Personal and family, 1801-1818 1 Account of Ralph Earl, artist and painter 6 Account of Isaac McConihe, 1826 7 War of 1812 8 155th New York Militia Regiment, Rensselaer Co., 1815-1817 9 The Troy Invincibles 10 Miscellaneous 11 Account book of Corning in Troy, 1809 12 Personal and family, January 1827-December 1828 2 Business, general, January 1827-December 1828 Household Bills, 1828 State Bank of Albany Estate of Benjamin Smith Correspondence as alderman, 1831 Correspondence as Mayor, 1832-1837 3 1-3 Estate of Alexander Davidson 4 Sale of underwater lots in Albany 5 Greenbush Ferry Terminal 6 Albany Basin Construction 7 Albany-Schenectady Turnpike Co., 1822 8 Albany Marine Benevolent Association Constitution 9 improvements 10 City Hall Records in fire of 1835 11 Polish Exiles, 1834 12 Complaints to Board of Health, 1832 13 Report of the Committee on Academic Schools 14-16 Correspondence, 1830 17 Personal and family, 1830 18 Business, general, 1830 4 1 Personal and family, 1831-1832 2 Household bills, 1831 3 Personal and family, 1832 4 Cholera Epidemic, 1832 5 Corning as politician 6 Personal and family, 1833 7 Corning as politician, 1833 8 Hudson River Improvement, 1831-1835 9 Albany County Temperance Society, 1832-1837 10 Personal and family, November-December, 1833 11 E.W. Carpenter vs. Troy Insurance Co., 1833-1837 12 Personal and family, January-July 1834 13 Corning as Mayor of Albany, 1834 14 Personal and family, August-December 1834 5 1 Letter from Thomas Cole, 1834 2 New York College of Physicians and Surgeons Petition 3 Personal and family, 1834-June 1835 4-5 Democratic politics, 1834-1835 6 Erastus Corning Hardware, bill, 1835 7 Fire, 1835 8 Fire, 1835 9 Description of home of General Lafayette in France 10 Personal and family, July 1835-April 1836 11-12 Montgomery County Seat 13 Personal and family, May-August 1836 14 Proposal for New York State Agricultural School 15 Copy; Letter of Albany Common council to Dolley Madison on Death 16 of ex- President James Madison, 1836 Personal and family, January 1837-May 1838 17-18 Democratic Politics, 1837-1838 19 Canadian rebellion, 1837, O’Callahan letters 20 Personal and family, July-December 1838 6 1 Michigan Tour, 1838 2 Undated, 1838 3 Personal and family, January 1839-June 1840 4-6 Politics, 1840 7 Personal and family, July 1840-May 1841 8-9 Letters to Corning asking for patronage and jobs in various State 10-12 agencies Personal and family, September-December 1841 7 1 Politics, 1841 2 Personal and family, January-April 1842 3 Corning as State Senator, January-April 1842 4 Personal and family, May-December 1842 5 As State Senator, 1842 6 Personal and family, January-May 1843 7 As State Senator, January-February 1843 8 As State Senator, March-May 1843 9 Petitions to Senator Corning for jobs and favors 10-11 Personal and family, June-December 1843 12 As State Senator, June-December 1843 13 Personal and family, January-March 1844 8 1 As State Senator, January-March 1844 2 Prison Administration, (Elam Lynds), 1844 3 Personal and family, April-August 1844 4 As State Senator, April-August 1844 5 Personal and family, September-December 1844 6-7 Personal and family, January-March 1845 9 1 As State Senator, January-February 1845 2 As State Senator, March 1845 3 Personal and family, April-July 1845 4 As State Senator, April-July 1845 5 Personal and family, August-December 1845 6 As State Senator, August-December 1845 7 Personal and family, January-July 1846 8 As State Senator, 1846 10 1 Miscellaneous, 1846 2 Personal and family, August-December 1846 3 As State Senator, August-December 1846 4 Personal and family, January-July 1847 5 As State Senator, January-July 1847 6 Personal and family, August-December 1847 7 As State Senator, August-December 1847 8 Personal and family, January-May 1848 9 As State Senator, January-May 1848 10 Personal and family, June 1848-1849 11-13 Politics, 1849 14 Personal and family, September 1849-July 1850 11 1-2 Politics, 1850 3 Personal and family, August-December 1850 4 Politics, 1850 5 Personal and family, January-March 1851 6 Politics, January-March 1851 7 Personal and family, April-July 1851 8 Politics, April-July 1851 9 Personal and family, August-December 1851 10 Politics, August-December 1851 11 Personal and family, January-April 1852 12 Politics, January-April 1852 13 Personal and family, May-August 1852 14 Politics, May-August 1852 15 Personal and family, September-December 1852 16 Politics, September-December 1852 17 Albany City Bank, 1834-1852 12 1-4 Miscellaneous Banks, 1831-1852 5-7 Banking in general, 1832-1852 8 Oliver Lee & Co. Bank, 1844-1852 13 1-2 Michigan Insurance Co. Bank, 1843-1852 3-4 Duncan, Sherman & Co., 1851-1852 5 Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Detroit, 1836-1852 6 Chautauqua County Bank, 1831-1836 7 New York State Bank, 1833-1851 14 1 Bank of Monroe, 1848-1850 2 Leather Manufacturers’ Bank, 1831-1850 3 Bank of Utica, 1839-1850 4 Bank of Troy, 1841-1848 5 Hudson River Bank, 1832-1849 6 Cayuga County Bank, 1833-1849 7 Bank of Silver Creek, 1849 8 Canal Bank, 1830-1848 9 Albany Commercial Bank, 1835-1845 10 Commercial Bank, New York City, 1834-1845 11 Onondaga Bank, 1830-1842 12 Steuben County Bank, 1832-1840 13 Bank of Albion, 1841 14 Tonawanda Bank, 1841 15 Bank of Poultney, 1841 16 Commercial Bank of Oswego, 1836-1841 17 Phoenix Bank, 1835-1840 18 Kingston Bank, 1836-1839 19 Rochester City Bank, 1836-1838 20 State Bank of Michigan, 1835-1839 21 Bank of Olean, 1837 22 Buffalo City Bank, 1836-1837 23 Mineral Bank, 1836 24 Herkimer County Bank, 1833-1836 25 Chemung Canal Bank, 1835-1836 26 Dutchess County Bank, 1834 27 Salina Bank, 1832-1835 28 Chemung County Bank, 1833-1834 29 Ulster County Bank, 1833-1834 30 Bank of Orleans, 1834 31 Madison County Bank, 1831-1834 32 Chenango Bank, 1831-1833 33 Westchester County Bank, 1833-1834 34 Essex County Bank 1833-1834 35 Mechanics’ Bank, 1833 36 Broome County Bank, 1831-1833 37 Bank of Whitehall, 1832 38 Mechanics’ Exchange Bank, 1831 39 Buffalo Commercial Bank, 1834-1837 15 1 Bank of Buffalo, 1831-1836 2 Bank of Genesee, 1829-1835 3 Sackets Harbor Bank, 1834-1838 4 Otsego County Bank, 1838 5 Ontario Bank, 1847-1852 6 Bank of Dansville, 1847 7 Merchants’ Bank of Buffalo, 1851 8 Yates County Bank, 1833-1836 9 Portage Bank, 1836 10 Uncertain Detroit Bank, 1835 11 Savings Bank, 1849 12 Bank of Ausable, 1838 13 Bank, 1836-1837 14 Lumbermen’ Bank, 1835-1836 15 Wayne County Bank, 1840 16 Bank of Corning, 1838-1844 17 Merchants’ and Mechanics Bank of Troy, New York 185[?] 18 Bank of the State of New York, 1836 19 Albany City Savings Institution, 1850-1852 20 Seneca County Bank, 1833-1852 21 Genesee Valley Bank, 1851-1852 22 Lockport Bank and Trust Co., 1847-1849 23 Bank of Lyons, 1842 24 Bank of the Republic, 1850-1851 25 “Bank of Erastus Corning,” 1851 26 Farmers’ Loan and Trust, 1835-1852 16 1 Albany Insurance/Albany Fire Insurance, 1833-1851 2 Albany County Mutual Insurance, 1842-1852 3 New York Life Insurance and Trust, 1833-1851 4 American Temperance Mutual Life Insurance, 1850 5 Southern Life and Trust, 1837-1844 6 United States Insurance, 1840-1842 7 Rensselaer County Mutual Insurance, 1841 8 United States Fire Insurance, 1836 9 Chicago Marine and Fire Insurance, 1836 10 Ohio Life Insurance and Trust, 1834-1835 11 Washington Marine Insurance, 1835 12 Miscellaneous Insurance, 1833-1851 13 Arbon/Blossburg Coal, 1836-1848 17 1-4 Hudson River Coal, 1832-1834 5 Miscellaneous Coal, 1840-1841 6 “Novelty” steamboat, 1836 7 Steam boats and lines, 1839-1852 8 Dry docks, 1851 9 Chenango Canal, 1839-1842 10 Chemung Canal, 1839-1842 11 Sault Ste. Marie Canal, 1852 12 Miscellaneous Canals, 1847-1852 13 Plank Roads, 1849-1852 14 Whaling,1834-1838 15 Emigrant passengers, 1844-1852 16 Temperance Ship, 1851 17 Clyde Glass, 1850 18 City of Detroit Loans, 1850 19 Wynants Kill, 1846 20 Expedition to California, 1848-1852 21 Letters of introduction for Corning, 1827-1829 18 1 Presbyterian Church business, 1827 2 Estate of Benjamin Smith, 1827-1830 3 Albany Water Works, 1851-1852 4 Furnace Village Water Works, 1835 5 Auburn Hydraulic Association, 1838 6 Albany Hydrant, 1847 7 Albany Gas-Light, 1845 8 Buffalo Gas-Light, 1850 9 Albany Exchange, 1836-1850 10 New York and Copper, 1845-1851 11 New York Rotary Engine Iron, 1837 12 Mount Savage Iron, 1847-1852 13 Albany and Bethlehem, F., 1846 14 Stock exchange circulars, 1850-1851 15 Camman and Whitehouse, 1849-1852 16 Miscellaneous stock companies, 1834-1835 17 Miscellaneous stock companies, 1836-1851 18 Miscellaneous stock companies, 1852 19 American Land Company, 1837-1852 19 1-2 Miscellaneous land companies, 1836-1852 3-5 Oswego Lands, 1835-1845 20 1 Corning, village and company, 1836-1852 2-3 Auburn lands, 1844-1852 4 Irving lands and company, 1845-1853 5 Port Huron lands, 1844-1849 6 Niles lands, 1846-1848 7 Miscellaneous real estate transactions, 1831-1852 8-11 New York and Erie Railroad, 1836-1852 21 1 Troy and Greenfield, 1852 2 Catskill railroads, 1842-1851 3 Albany and Susquehanna, 1851-1852 4 Troy and Bennington, 1833-1850 5 Northern (Ogdensburg), 1846-1852 6 Albany Northern, 1851-1852 7 New York and Harlem, 1835-1851 8 Sacketts Harbor and Saratoga, 1851 9 Albany, B. and R., Albany and Cohoes, 1848-1850 10 Rensselaer and Saratoga, 1837 11 Cayuga and Susquehanna, 1849 12 Long Island, 1835-1848 13 Buffalo and Erie, 1836 14 Saratoga and Schenectady, 1832-1846 15 Syracuse and Oswego, 1847 16 Albany and West Stockbridge, 1838-1841 17 Buffalo and Batavia, 1842 18 Hudson and Berkshire, 1841 19 Saratoga and Washington, 1834-1842 20 Williamsport and Elmira, 1838 21 Mad River and Lake Erie, 1833-1837 22 Albany and Saratoga, 1832-1837 23 New York and Erie, photocopy, 1834 24 Troy and Greenbush, 1845 25 Albany-Greenbush railroad bridge, 1845 26 Greenwich and Johnsonville, 1853 27 Troy and Ballston, 1833 28 Watertown and Rome, 1849-1852 29 Herkimer and French Creek, 1852 30 Cape Vincent, 1850 31 Rutland and Washington, 1852 32 Canal vs. Railroad, 1834 33 Blossburg and Corning, 1837-1852 34 Norwich and Worcester Railroad, 1835 22 1 and Worcester, 1833 2 Fairfield County, 1835 3 Hartford and New Haven, 1835-1837 4 Patterson, 1837 5 Lake Michigan and Mississippi 6 Illinois and Rock River, 1841 7 E and K, 1841 8 Naugatuck, 1849 9 Galena and Chicago, 1850 10 Michigan Southern, 1842-1850 11 Detroit and Niagara River, 1850 12 North River, 1850 13 Lake Shore, 1850 14 Illinois Central, 1851 15 Winchester and P., 1847-1852 16 Northern Indiana, 1851-1852 17 Mississippi and Atlantic, 1852 18 Little Schuylkill Navigation, 1851 19 Columbus and Cincinnati, 1849-1851 20 Lake Erie, Wabash, and St. Louis, 1852 21 New Albany and Salem, 1851-1852 22 Geneva, Illinois, 1850 23 Baltimore and Ohio, 1852 24 Reading, 1847-1852 25 Boston and Providence, 1838-1848 26 Chicago and Aurora, 1852 27 Providence and M., 1852 28 Great Western, 1850-1851 29 Great Western, 1852 30 J.M. Forbes, railroad business, 1851-1852 31 Michigan Central Railroad, 1842-1851 23 1-6 1852-1858 24 1-6 Joy, 1849-1857 7 Forbes, 1846-1851 8 New York and Hudson River Railroad, 1842-1855 25 1-8 Map, proposed track, New York and Hudson River, Rensselaer 9 Albany Pier, New York and H.R.R.R., 1851 10 Albany Tunnel, 1851 11 Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831-1842 26 1-4 Syracuse and Utica, 1838-1842 5 Auburn and Syracuse, 1837-1842 6 Auburn and Rochester, 1836-1842 7 Tonawanda, 1840-1842 8 Buffalo and Attica, 1835-1842 9 Lockport and Niagara, 1835-1844 10 Central Lines, 1843-1853 11-15 Utica and Schenectady, 1833-1836 27 1-6 Cheques, 1833 7 1837-1844 28 1845-1848 29 1848 -1853 30 New York Central Consolidation, 1843-1850 31 New York Central, Formation, 1848-1854 32 New York Central, 1855-1857 33 1857-1858 34 1858-1859 35 1-8 Passes, 1859 9 Situations wanted, 1859 10 1859-1860 36 1-6 Passes, 1859-1860 7 Situations wanted, 1859-1860 8 1860-1861 37 1-6 Passes, 1860-1861 7 Situations wanted, 1860-1861 8 1861 9 1862-1863 38 1-6 Proxy fight, 1863 7 Passes, 1862-1863 8 Situations wanted, 1862-1863 9 1863-1868 39 3-9 Passes, 1836-1868 10 Situations wanted, 1863-1868 11 Miscellaneous railroads, 1831-1852 40 1-4 Badly damaged and stained papers, October 1847 5 Political Activities, 1829-1852 41 Troy library, 1835 42 1 Anti-Slavery Societies, 1849 2 Art exhibitions, 1849 3 Albany Gallery of Fine Arts, 1846 4 Agricultural School, 1839 5 Panama, 1852 6 Michigan Indian Mission, 1852 7 Stockbridge Indians, 1839-1852 8 Temperance Societies, 1836-1852 9 State University, Board of Regents, 1840-1852 10 Rathbun forgery case, 1836 11 Albany fire, 1848 12 “Cuban Invaders,” 1851 13 Social Activities, 1829-1852 14 Building, construction, etc., 1829-1852 15 Corning & Norton, 1827-1828 43 1 E. Corning & Co., 1829-1839 1-8 1840-1841 44 1 Railroad Business, 1840-1852 2 Heartt vs. Corning, 1841-1849 3 1842-1844 4 Corning, Horner & Co., 1845-1846 5 Corning, Horner & Co., 1847-1848 45 1 E. Corning & Co., 1849-1852 2-5 Situations wanted, 1851-1852 6 Burden patents and litigation, 1834-1849 7 J. Horner & Co., 1849-1852 8 General business, 1827-1834 46 1835-1840 47 Business trip to England, 1840-1841; Letters of introduction 48 1 Trip to England, 1840-1841; General business 2 General business, 1841-1844 3-6 1845-1848 49 1849-1852 50 Personal, 1827-1852 51 1-5 Family loans and business, 1831-1852 6 Farm business, 1827-1852 7 Strays 8 Personal and family, January-March 1853 52 1 Business, general, January-March 1853 2-4 Politics, January-March 1853 5 Correspondence with John M. Forbes, 1853 6 Ste. Marie Canal, 1853 7 Personal and family, April-June 1853 53 1 Business, general, April-June 1853 2-4 Politics, April-June 1853 5 Correspondence with John M. Forbes, April-June 1853 6 Personal and family, July-September 1853 7 Business, general, July-August 1853 8-9 September 1853 54 1 Politics, July-September 1853 2 Personal and family, October-December 1853 3 Business, general, October-December 1853 4-6 Politics, October-December 1853 7 Correspondence with John M. Forbes 1853-1854 55 1-3 Personal and family, January-April 1854 4 Business, general, January-March 1854 5-6 April 1854 56 1 Politics, January-April 1854 2 Miscellaneous, 1854 3 Personal and family, May-August 1854 4 Business, general, May-August 1854 5-8 Politics, May-August 1854 9 Personal and family, September-December 1854 57 1 Business, general, September-December 1854 2-5 Politics, September-December 1854 6 Personal and family, January-April 1855 7 Business, general, January-February 1855 January 1855 8-9 March-April 1855 58 1-2 Politics, January-April 1855 3 Correspondence with John M. Forbes, January-April 1855 4 Personal and family, May-June 1855 5 Business, general, May-July 1855 6-8 Politics, May-June 1855 9 Correspondence with John M. Forbes, May-July 1855 10 Personal and family, August-December 1855 59 1 Business, general, August-December 1855 2-5 Correspondence with John Murray Forbes, August-December 1855 6 Personal and family, January-August, 1856 7 Business, general January-May 1856 (Corning in Europe) 8 June 1856 9 July-August 1856 60 1-2 Correspondence with John M. Forbes, January-December 1856 3 Personal and family, September-December 1856 4 Business, general, September-October 1856 5-6 November-December 1856 61 1-2 Politics, September-December 1856 3 Personal and family, January-March 1857 4 Business, general, January-March 1857 5-7 Politics, January-March 1857 8 Personal and family, April-May 1857 62 1 Business, general, 1857 2-3 Politics, April-May 1857 4 Personal and family, June-July 1857 5 Business, general, June-July 1857 6-7 Politics, June-July 1857 8 Personal and family, August-October 1857 63 1 Business, general, August-October 1857 2-4 Business expansion, 1857 5 Politics, August-October 1857 6 Personal and family, November-December 1857 7 Business, general, November-December 1857 64 1-2 Panic of 1857 3 Politics, 1857 4-5 Personal and family, January 1858 6 Business, general, January 1858 65 7-8 Politics, January 1858 65 1 J.W. Brooks correspondence, January 1858 2 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1858 3 Personal and family, February 1858 4 Business, general, February 1858 5 Politics, February 1858 6-7 Personal and family, March 1858 66 1 Business, general, March 1858 2 Politics, March 1858 3 Personal, April 1858 4 Business, general, April 1858 5-6 Politics, April 1858 67 1 Personal and family, May-June 1858 2 Business, general, May 1858 3 Politics, May-June 1858 4-6 Personal and family, July-August 1858 68 1 Business, general, July-August 1858 2 Politics, July-August 1858 3 Personal and family, September-October 1858 4 Business, general, September-October 1858 5-6 Politics, September-October 1858 7 Personal and family, November-December 1858 69 1 Business, general, November-December 1858 2-3 Politics, November-December 1858 4-5 Personal and family, January 1859 6 Business, January 1859 7 Politics, January 1859 70 1 Dudley Observatory Controversy, January 1859 2 G.C. Davidson correspondence, January 1859 3 J.V.L. Pruyn correspondence, January 1859 4 Personal and family, February-March 1859 5 Business, general, February-March 1859 6 Politics, February-March 1859 7 J.V.L. Pruyn correspondence, February-March 1859 71 1 Dudley Observatory Controversy, February-March 1859 2 G.C. Davidson correspondence, February-March 1859 3 Personal and family, April-May 1859 4 Business, general, April-May 1859 5-6 Politics, April -May 1859 7 J.M. Forbes correspondence, April-May 1859 8 Specifications for propeller drive steamboat, 1859 9 Personal and family, June-July, 1859 10 Business, general, June-July 1859 72 1-2 Politics, June-July 1859 3 Personal and family, August-October 1859 4 Business, general, August-October 1859 5-6 Politics, August-October 1859 7 Personal and family, November-December 1859 73 1 Business, general, November-December 1859 2 Politics, November-December 1859 3 Personal and family, January-March 1860 4 Business, general, January-March 1860 5-7 Politics, January-March 1860 74 1 Personal and family, April-July 1860 2 Business, general, April-July 1860 3-4 Politics, April-July 1860, Democratic Conventions 5 G.C. Davidson correspondence, June-July 1860 6 Personal and family, August-November 1860 75 1 Business, general, August-November 1860 2-3 Politics, August-November 1860 4 G.C. Davidson correspondence, 1860 5 Burch divorce case, 1860-1862 6 Personal and family, December 1860 7 Business, general, December 1860 8 Politics, December 1860 9 Burch divorce case, trial 10 Burch divorce case Letters regarding 76 1 Newspaper clippings 2 Personal and family, January-May 1861 3 Business, general, January-May 1861 4-6 Politics, January-May 1861 77 1-2 Burch case, legal bills, 1860-1861 3 Personal and family, June-September 1861 4 Business, general, June-September 1861 5-6 Politics, June-August 1861 7 Correspondence, regarding armor plating for the U.S.S. Monitor 8 Personal and family, September-December 1861 78 1 Business, general, September-December 1861 2-3 Politics, September-December 1861 4-5 Burch case, miscellaneous, 1861 6 Personal and family, January-March 1862 7 Business, general, January-February 1862 8 Business, general, March 1862 79 1 Politics, January-March 1862 2-3 Personal and family, April-July 1862 4 Business, general, April-July 1862 5-6 Politics, April-July 1862 80 1-2 Personal and family, August-December 1862 3 Business, general, August-December 1862 4-5 Politics, August-December 1862 6-7 Personal and family, January-June 1863 81 1 Business, general, January-June 1863 2-3 Politics, January-June 1863 (Habeas Corpus issue) 4-5 Personal and family, July-October 1863 82 1 Business, general, July-October 1863 (railroad iron problem) 2-3 Politics, July-October 1863 (draft riots) 4 E.C. Delavan correspondence, July-October 1863 5 Personal and family, November-December 1863 6 Business, general, November-December 1863 7 Politics, November-December 1863 83 1 Personal and family, January-March 1864 2 Business, general, January-March 1864 3-5 Politics, January-March 1864 6 Corning Light Cavalry Regiment, (18th New York Volunteers) 1864 7 Proposed “Underground Railroad for New York City,” 1864 8 Miscellaneous, 1864 9 Personal and family, April-August 1864 10 Business, general, April-August 1864 84 1-3 Politics, April-August 1864 4 Corning Light Cavalry, 1864 5 Personal and family, September-December 1864 6 Business, general September-October 1864 7 November-December 1864 85 1-2 Politics, September-December 1864 3 Corning Light Cavalry, 1864 4 Personal and family, January-June 1865 5 Business, general, January-April 1865 6-7 May-June 1865 86 1 Politics, January-June 1865 2 Corning Light Cavalry, 1865 3 Personal and family, July-August 1865 4 Business, general, July-August 1865 5-6 Politics, July-August 1865 7 Personal and family, September-December 1865 87 1 Business, general, September-December 1865 2-3 Politics, September-December 1865 4 Personal and family, January-May 1866 5 Business, general, January-June 1866 88 1-3 Politics, January-July 1866 4 Personal and family, June-December 1866 5 Business, general, July-December 1866 89 1 Personal and family, January-August 1867 2 Business, general, January-August 1867 3-4 Politics, January-August 1867 5 Personal and family, September-December 1867 6 Business, general, September-December 1867 90 1-2 Politics, September-December 1867 3 Personal and family, January-April 1868 4 Business, general January-February 1868 5 March-April 1868 91 1-2 Politics, January-April 1868 (Johnson Impeachment) 3 Personal and family, May-August 1868 4 Business, general, May-June 1868 5-6 July-August 1868 (iron work strikes) 92 1-2 Politics, May-Aug. 1868 (convention of 1868) 3 Personal and family, September-December 1868 (Corning ill) 4 Business, general, September (Western land speculation)-December 5-8 1868 Politics, September-December 1868 (Grant’s election) 9 Personal and family, January-June 1869 93 1 Business, general, January-June 1869 2-4 Politics, January-June 1869 5 Personal and family, July-December 1869 6 Business, general July 1869 7 August-December 1869 (Wells Fargo reorganization & Railroad 94 1-4 merger) Politics, July-December 1869 5 Personal and family, January-April 1870 (Recuperating) 6 Business, general, January-February 1879 7-8 March-April 1870 95 1-2 Politics, January-April 1870 3 J.M. Davidson correspondence, January-April 1870 (New York City 4 representative) Personal and family, May-August 1870 5 Business, general, May-June 1870 6-8 July 1870-August 1870 96 1-2 Politics, May-August 1870 3 Personal and family, September-December 1870 4 Business, general September 1870 5 October-December 1870 97 1-3 Politics, September-December 1870 4 Personal and family, January-May 1871 5 Business, general, January-March 1871 6-8 April-May 1871 (Corning selling off securities) 98 1-2 Politics, January-May 1871 3 Personal and family, June-December 1871 4 Business, general, June-September 1871 5-8 October-December 1871 (Liquidating holdings) 99 1 Personal and family, January-December 1872 (Corning died, 9 April 2 1872) Business, January-March 1872 3 Estate of Erastus Corning I, 1872-1876 4-9 , European Trip, 1854-1855 Letters, receipts 100 1 Letters from home to him 2 Household Bills, 1818-1830 3-5 1831-1834 (bill from , architect) 101 1-4 1834-1836 102 1-3 1837-1839 103 1-3 1840-1842 (State St. furnishings) 104 1-3 1843-1844 105 1-2 Farm Accounts, 1843 (Manager; W.H. Sotham)-1845 1846-1847 106 1-2 Household Bills, January-December 1845 (Engraving of 20 Market St. 3-4 & Pease drawing; 70 Broadway 1846 (Catalog of law books; W.C. Little) 107 1 Farm Accounts 1845-1847 2 1845 (Stocking Bethlehem Farm) 3 1847-1851 4 1852-1856-1861 108 1-2 Household Bills 1846-1847 3 1846-1847 (102 State St.)-1848 (more R.H. Pease engravings) 109 1-5 July 1848-April 1850 110 1-4 May 1850-December 1851 111 1-3 January 1852-May 1853 112 1-4 January 1854-December 1855 113 1-2 Bills for European Trip, 1855-1856 3 Household Bills, 1856 4 Bills of Mary Turner, 1856-1863 (Relative of Mrs. Corning) 114 1 Household Bills, 1862-1863 2-3 Letter copybook 1868-1870 4 1854-1855 115 1 1857-1859 2 1859-1863 (These are the only samples of letters by Corning in 3 the collection) Bank checks, 1826-1830 116 1 Miscellaneous Circulars, various dates 2 Financial circulars, various dates 3 Invitations, programs, 1874-1884 4 Map of Auburn, New York, undated 5 St. Mary’s Falls Ship Canal Co., 1853-1854 6 Hudson River Railroad circulars, 1852-1854 7 Utica and Schenectady Railroad circulars 1836-1850 8 1853-54 117 1 New York Central Railroad, 1853-1854 2 Albany Northern Railroad, 1853 3 Michigan Central Railroad, 1854 4 Great Western Railroad, 1854 5 Various Railroad companies, mid-19th century 6 Miscellaneous Insurance Co. circulars, 1853-1854 7 United States Trust Co. circulars, 1853-1854 8 Miscellaneous circulars, 1843-1854 9 School circulars, 1843 118 1 Nursery, Agricultural circulars, mid-19th century 2 Petitions to legislature, various dates 3 Miscellaneous circulars, various dates 4 Miscellaneous financial and legal papers, undated 5 Erastus Corning Jr., Correspondence 119 January 1852-December 1854 January 1873-December 1873 120 January 1874-April 1875 121 May-December 1875 122 Blake Brothers Co., 1873-1875 123 January-May 1876 June-December 1876 124 Dresden Cabinet Correspondence, January-November 1876 January-June 1877 125 July-December 1877 126 January-September 1878 127 October 1878-April 1879 128 May 1879-November 1880 129 December 1880-December 1881 130 January-August 1882 131 September 1882-December 1883 132 January 1884-March 1885 133 April-December 1885 134 January-December 1887 135 January-August 1888 136 September 1888-August 1889 137 September 1889-May 1890 138 June 1890-June 1891 139 July-December 1891 140 January-June 1892 Largely in regards to Pompton Steel Co. lawsuit Letters and documents concerning operations and litigation involving 141- the Pompton Steel company in the period from 1892 to 1896 142 E. Corning Jr., Correspondence, Livestock and Animal Husbandry 143 1884-1895 Miscellaneous, 1882-1889 Bills and Receipts, 1855-1856, 1882 144 Mohun & Ebbs Booksellers Receipts Bills and Receipts, 1882-1884 145 Bills and Receipts, 1884-1888 146 Bills and Receipts, 1888-1889 147 Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Railroads, various dates 148 1 Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Various Companies, various 2 dates Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Mining Companies, various 3 dates Fort Orange Club & Local Company Circulars, various dates 4 Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Banks, various dates 5 Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Land Companies, various 6 dates Circulars and Stockholder Reports, Western Union Telegraph 7 Co., various dates Catalogs of Corning’s Library and Orchid Collection, 1874 149 1 Deeds and Mortgages, various dates 2-4 Specifications for Elk St. Residence 150 Bills and Receipts, 1853-June 1858 Bills and Receipts, July1858-December 1860 151 Miscellaneous, 1860-1861 152 Bills & Receipts, January 1861-December 1862 Bills & Receipts, 1863-December 1864 153 Bills & Receipts, October 1865-December 1866 154 Bills & Receipts, January 1867-June 1868 155 Bills & Receipts, July 1868-September 1869 156 Bills & Receipts, October 1869-June 1871 157 Bills & Receipts, July 1871-June 1875 158 Bills & Receipts, July 1875-December 1878 159 Bills & Receipts, October 1878-1884 160 Account Book & Miscellaneous, 1884 161 Bills & Receipts, 1885-December 1886 Bills & Receipts, January 1887-March 1891 162 Bills & Receipts, April 1891-1894 163 J. Clemishire, Carpentry, 1839-1867 164 1 Clemishire & Bryce Carpentry, 1868-1875 2 Connecticut Mutual Life, 1865-1891 3 Miscellaneous Bills and Receipts, undated 4 Cancelled Checks, 1872, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1882 5 Cancelled Checks, 1890-1896 165 Bills & Receipts from 1894 trip to England Checks for Farm Orders, 1861-1880 166 Correspondence, 1855-1896 167 Correspondence to James Cox, 1887, 1893 Miscellaneous, various dates Lee & Co. Bank Statements, 1854-1855 Michigan Central Railroad, Earning Reports, 1864-1872 168 J.L. Humphrey, bills to New York Central Railroad, 1860, 1861 A.L. Smith’s Reports on Western Land Sales, 1867-1886 169 Miscellaneous Correspondence to Corning from A.L. Smith, 170 various dates State of Improvement Co. Bonds, 1859-1862 The Edwin Corning Papers Journal of Trip to Europe, 1853 171 1 Scrapbook of Albany Burgesses Corps, 1876-1879, 1880-1882 2-3 Scrapbook of Louise Maxwell (Mrs. Edwin Corning), 4 1907-1908 Edwin Corning’s Prayer & Hymn Books, 1892 172 1 Survey Maps of Corning Lands, various dates 2 Bills & Correspondence to Louise Corning related to the 3 managing of her mother’s affairs (Mrs. Barker), 1933-1934 Recipe Book, Photo of Girl, and Catalog from McCutcheon’s 4 and Company, New York, undated, circa 1930’s Printed Journal of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 5 1807 Corning’s duties as an officer of the Ludlum Steel Company, 173- Watervliet, New York, 1907-1928 174